Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...told in the most solemn moment of the service, the "Unetaneh Tokef," that Rosh HaShanah begins a period of divine judgment in which each man, woman and child passes in spirit before the heavenly throne to receive his or her fate. Rosh HaShanah is, then, an awesome moment of the year in the truest sense of the term--one that ought to summon feelings of humility before one's maker...
...also hope the board will foster a spirit of cooperation between University Hall and Brooks House that previously has been lacking. Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, Kidd and Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol (head of the standing committee on public service) will all sit on the board--requiring community supporters, PBHA leaders and prominent administrators to sit around one table and work out their differences...
...Harvard to make a real commitment to public service programming. An infrastructure including a board with non-student members, an executive agent and an assistant dean for public service is not something to be changed lightly, and any modifications from this point on will hopefully be made in the spirit of compromise in which this agreement was forged...
Right on the first two counts, but, miraculously, wrong on the last one. For Fly Away Home is as much a hymn to human eccentricity--and inventiveness--as it is to the human spirit. To begin with, these birds have an interesting problem. They have to learn to fly and migrate; since Amy was their first sight on earth, "imprinted" on the goslings as their mom, the seemingly impossible job of getting them airborne is hers. Good thing Dad likes to fool around with ultralight aircraft, which fly at roughly goose speed. Good thing Amy has the gumption...
Anders' one good idea was to paper the movie with music--not from the period, but newly written by '60s veterans (Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell and, oddly, Goffin himself) and a few younger ringers (Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, Sonic Youth) working in the old spirit. These fine tunes recall what was best about that era and point to what this movie should have been. Radio...